Advertisement

# Extortion

Last month
March 2024
New crime statistics show that robbery and hijacking incidents have risen
25 Mar
6.2k
All time
French footballer Pogba's brother charged in extortion case
Updated 17 Sep 2022
53.6k
Seven men arrested by gardaí in Cavan extortion plot released without charge
Updated 8 Mar 2021
56.3k
13
People warned not to fall for sextortion scam as criminals 'view pandemic as opportunity'
27 Apr 2020
48.9k
13
Two men arrested suspected of extorting builders in Limerick city
31 Jan 2020
37.1k
'I wasn't aware of it': Tánaiste denies knowing protection money was being paid to criminals on construction sites
10 Oct 2019
18.3k
Two people released following arrests in Sligo over illegal money lending
Updated 2 Apr 2019
30.2k
15
Man with intellectual disabilities loses control of income after spending money on dating sites
5 Sep 2017
25.5k
23
People are joining Isis because they're desperate for money...
21 Nov 2015
27.1k
72
Fake reporter threatened to put sex offender “beside Larry Murphy” in newspaper
17 Jul 2015
16.6k
8
Ever take a 'sensitive' photo of yourself? You could be at risk of sextortion
12 Jul 2015
23.5k
11
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 It’s Wednesday and here’s all the news you need to know.
8 Jul 2015
10.5k
Nigerian gang blackmailed teen who took his own life
16 Jun 2015
42.7k
38
Blackmailers jailed after claiming to be from the UVF to extort 'drug money'
20 Apr 2015
7.7k
35
Faustino Asprilla forced to flee Colombia after gang's death threats
11 Dec 2014
5.3k
4
How many small businesses have been victims of crime?
12 May 2014
5.9k
4
Column: The two sides of bitcoin – is this virtual currency a boon or a threat?
Peter Casey
18 Mar 2014
283
16
Mexico captures boss of vicious Zetas drug cartel
16 Jul 2013
8.5k
31
Online sexual predators increasingly using blackmail and threats against children
3 Jun 2013
11.7k
14
Dutch Heineken kidnapper 'The Nose' arrested for extortion
27 May 2013
11.5k
19
Whitney Houston's FBI file uncovers alleged extortion attempt
6 Mar 2013
13.3k
9
EU law to change to guard against 'predatory' directory ad scams
27 Nov 2012
4.6k
5
Two due to appear in court in Cavan over alleged extortion
26 May 2012
2.3k
Two men arrested over alleged extortion
25 May 2012
3.6k
3
Stevie Wonder's nephew and woman charged with attempted extortion
14 May 2012
1.4k
3
Crime costs for small businesses increasing - survey
20 Mar 2012
1.3k
10
Brazilian police suspected of 30 murders
14 Feb 2012
4.9k
Man planned to abduct and electrocute a former lawyer - and blame his cat
28 Jan 2012
2.8k
11
Australian teen 'relieved' at hoax collar bomb arrest
17 Aug 2011
327
3
Bomb chained around Sydney teenager's neck 'was an elaborate hoax'
4 Aug 2011
1.9k
5
Sydney teenager successfully freed from ‘bomb collar’
3 Aug 2011
5.0k
21
Robberies, extortion and hijacking up 28%
31 Jan 2011
897
5
Pubs paying €1,000 a month to dissidents, claims RIRA member
21 Sep 2010
885
Charges dropped in John Travolta extortion case
6 Sep 2010
257